In this week's edition of their Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability publication the MDE released a number of important details about the upcoming Spring 2016 assessments including the M-STEP testing dates, wraparound testing for 11th grade students, and a reduction in the number of performance tasks.. While there are still outstanding questions about paper/pencil testing dates and accommodations for the SAT, this information looks like an improvement over last year and gives us a clear path to move forward in scheduling for spring 2016
Some Highlights Include!
1. The MME will consist of 1) the SAT with Essay 2) the ACT WorkKeys and 3) the online M-STEP Science and Social Studies (M-STEP will no longer include a language arts and mathematics component). This change reduces state-required testing time in 11th grade by up to 8 hours!
2. For the M-STEP in grades 3–8, the Performance Task portion of the English language arts assessment will only be administered once in elementary school (grade 5) and once in middle school (grade 8). This reduces testing time by 2.5 hours in each of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th grades!
The M-STEP Mathematics assessments will continue to include a Performance Task in grades 3 through 8.
3. The testing window has been adjusted for
Spring 2016. The testing schedule for
the M-STEP and MI-Access assessments will not begin until after most spring
breaks have ended and will conclude before Memorial Day. The window will span 7
weeks: April 11–May 27, 2016. These adjustments, along
with moving the administration of SAT and ACT WorkKeys to April, will reduce
the overall footprint testing has in our schools while still providing
flexibility to successfully administer online.
You can view the entire Spotlight below!
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